The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-14
The League Championship Record.


New York Defeated by annapolis.
There have been few more interesting games of
ball played this season than that between the
New York Giants and the Indianapolis club yes
.erday afternoon at Athletic Park Good, clean
hitting, excellent fielding and daring base run
uing always make a game interesting, even
when the contest is not decided in accordance
with the sympathies Of the crowd in attendance,
md all these features entered largely into the
makeup of yesterdays exhibition
Titcomb and Murphy occupied the points for
the visitors and the latter especially contributed
largely to the excellence of the game by his
splendid throwing to bases, well his good
back-stop work. In these two players the New
Workers have made great find. Pitcomb has
wider curves than any other pitcher wEo hes
been here recently, but yesterday seemed
to be the indianapolis players day for batting
and he was hit harder than he has been at any
tirne since joining the club.
Shreve pitched an elegant game for the home
club, and although both Conner and Herman
sent the ball over right-feld fence for home
runs, the heavy batters from Gotham were I'M
able to hit it often enough to win.
Jackson, the new find for Indianapolis, was
given a trial on first base and showed up to ex-
selient advantage, having sixteen put
puts without error, and making one hard
and opportuns base hit He is tall and slender
resembling Long John Healy in general appear
Snce, and goes after a ball as il he meant to get
It. He captured two difficult foul flies and took
inevery thing that came his way. 1t is
souable to expect greenhorn to knoc k the
sr off of the ball in the first few games he plays
against League pitchers, and it is therefore NOT
,urprising that he should have struck out twice.
In practice he threw well to second and third,
but lad none of this to do during the game.
Brown did great work both in the field. at the
bat and on the bases, scoring three times by dar-
Ing and rapid base running. Wards base run
ming was also feature.
The home club scored one in the first Inning,
Brown getting first on a five ball hit, after
Seery had struck out stealing both second and
third. and crossing the plate on Dennys sacri-
fce-an earned run, without a hit
Connor's home run tied the game in the Sec
0nd. ORourke followed with n double, went to
third on Gillespie's hit, but was caught at the
plate trying to Richardson's hit to
Hlasscock.
The visitors took the lead in the third, when
they scored two runs. Gore made little in
field hit, beating the ball to first, went to third
on Meyerss Door throw to Bassett in trying to
catch him at second, and home on Tiernan's fly
to Brown. Ward got his base on balls, stole
both second and third, and came home on a wild
pitch. Connor's out to Bassott ard ORourke's
long fly to Brown retired the side Their last
run secured in the fifth. when Herman
knock ed the ball the right field fence, after
two men were out.
In she sixth the home club ''got onto" Titcomb
In great style, and pounded out four earned
runs before the trouble was ended. Seery led
Df with a single, and took third on Browns hit
which followed. Brown stole second. and Glass
cock brought in both runs by two-base bit to
right Denny made a single going to second on
the effort to catch Glasscock between home
plate and third base. jackson struck out, but
McGeaehy made a single which scored both
Hlasscock and Denny. He was caught trying
TO steal second, and Bassett struck out A
base hit by Brown, a passed ball, and ~ to
middle field produced one run in the eighth, aud
In the ninth George Myers got around on a
phantom hit q stolen base and Shreves Two
base hit The score: